The Economic Superorganism: Excerpt
In the context of the energy and economic narratives, who needs more willpower? Do our political leaders need “political will” to constrain the choices for both public and private energy company investments?
Carey W. King
The Energy Bulletin Weekly: 2 November 2020
Oil posted its largest monthly drop since March as renewed lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus threatened to upend a shaky demand recovery.
A Universe of Stories
Amidst ecological and social disruption – compounded now by the rolling Covid-19 crisis – that uneasy stasis is over. In this new context, the term ‘Nowtopia’ is increasingly used by both activists and academics to describe a variety of interconnected tendencies.
‘Herd Immunity’ Is an Inviting Idea but Terrible Policy
There is no quick way out of this pandemic, but there is an assured way forward. It requires competent government, flexible economies and attentive citizens.
Reflecting on the emerging strategy debate in the degrowth movement
We believe the degrowth community should invest time and energy into the creation and legitimisation of a Degrowth International, to conduct these processes of collective deliberation.
Agroecology or Collapse: Part 1 – From Emergency Responses to Systemic Transformations
More than ever, public support for healthy food production and distribution shows itself as a win-win strategy that is indispensable for combining long-standing social and economic challenges, now aggravated by the COVID-19 outbreak.
What Evil Lurks
The Shadow is everything about yourself you hate so much that you’re not willing to admit that it’s part of yourself.
The Role of Government in Climate Matters: Isn’t It Obvious?
The two greatest existential threats facing the nation—viral pandemics and climate change—demand a science-based response. So, it is hardly surprising that the relationship between science and the federal government is being debated in this year of chaos, crisis, and calamity.
Einstein’s Take on Capitalism, Socialism, and a New Kind of Business
A glimpse at the headlines surrounding the upcoming presidential election in the U.S. reveals how we are still largely governed by the old dichotomy of business vs. society.
A Right-Wing Think Tank Is Behind the Controversial Great Barrington Declaration Calling for COVID-19 Herd Immunity
The institution behind the Great Barrington Declaration, the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), is a free-market think tank tied to funding from the Koch petrochemical and industrial empire and an investment firm with significant holdings in fossil fuels.
A life on our planet – review
Because the film is so compelling and Attenborough such a sympathetic person, viewers may accept all of its statements and arguments. This would, however, be a mistake in my opinion.
Degrowth: A Response to Branko Milanovich
In sum, it is irrational to hope, against the evidence, that our existing economic system will deliver the development outcomes we want while at the same time reversing ecological breakdown. We need to be smarter than that.
